Warner Brothers is officially in love with director Christopher Nolan. The Batman Begins and The Dark Knight writer and director is hard at work finishing his mysterious thriller Inception, but Warner Brothers wants even more of his help. Deadline Hollywood reports that Warners is asking Nolan to become a "Godfather" to its Superman reboot project and help shepherd it in the right direction — not a sequel to Superman Returns.
Warners is likely trying to get Nolan's input as to how they can make a "darker" Superman reboot, much like Nolan achieved with Batman Begins. A Superman reboot is a priority for Warners, which is feeling pressure to match Marvel Entertainment's upcoming slate of comic book movies. Not only did the studio start DC Entertainment to help it compete, but if Warners doesn't get a Superman project going by 2011, the families of Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster can sue for lost revenue. Even so, an insider at Warners claims that the studio has no idea where to go with the franchise.
We know what we don't want to do. But we don't know what we want to do. We learned a lot from the last movie, and we want to get it right this time.
Hence, enter Nolan to help salvage the franchise. Nolan likely won't direct, as he will be preparing for a third Batman movie that has finally begun. A separate Deadline Hollywood report claims that David Goyer has left his TV show Flash Forward and "is now writing the third Batman installment with Chris Nolan's brother Jonah [Nolan]."
Internet rumors have the Riddler as the primary villain who discovers Batman's identity in a story where Arkham Asylum will figure prominently. Mr. Freeze, Robin, and Barbara Gordon will appear in the movie as well, though in their civilian identities, not as their costumed counterparts. Commissioner Gordon will also likely mention Metropolis and Lex Luthor, which could be likely considering Nolan's involvement with Superman. The rumors, unconfirmed at this time, are pretty intriguing possibilities.
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